This article suggests that teens that suffer from social anxiety can use blogging as a means of becoming more comfortable expressing themselves and connecting with others: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-05/parenting/30592872_1_blogging-anxiety-teens http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=198274 http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/do-you-have-a-blog/
Read More »Blogging to overcome social anxiety
January 09, 2012 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
How teens communicate
January 09, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new survey looks at how modern technology has altered how teens prefer to communicate: http://www.mobilitytechzone.com/news/2012/01/05/6034869.htm http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/teenagers_want_face_time_more_than_texting_time.php
Read More »Book for young kids addressing bullying
January 09, 2012 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
A local author has written a children’s book to help teach younger kids not to take part in bullying: http://www.wickedlocal.com/westwood/features/x984144608/Local-scribe-seeks-no-bullying-early-education#axzz1iyXc3Zps http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Kwun-gee-Uba-Dooba-Boy/dp/1462640087/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326123026&sr=8-1 http://www.publishamerica.net/product44651.html
Read More »Online
January 09, 2012 | Uncategorized | Click on title to comment!
Teens who feel able to express their feelings or contradict their mothers are less likely to bow to peer pressure and use drugs/alcohol
December 22, 2011 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
According to a new study entitled Predictors of Susceptibility to Peer Influence Regarding Substance Use in Adolescence, by Hugh P. Kelly Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, teens who were allowed to engage in conversations with their mothers regarding their opinions had lower rates of substance abuse and alcohol use than those who […]
Read More »
